Question

I’m using Sql-Server 2005

I have Users table with userID and gender. I want to select top 1000 males(0) and top 1000 females(1) order by userID desc.

If i create union only one result set is ordered by userID desc. What other way to do that?

SELECT top 1000 *
FROM Users
where gender=0
union
SELECT top 1000 *
FROM Users
where gender=1
order by userID desc

Answer 1

Another way of doing it

WITH TopUsers AS
(
SELECT UserId, 
       Gender,
       ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY Gender ORDER BY UserId DESC) AS RN
  FROM Users
  WHERE Gender IN (0,1) /*I guess this line might well not be needed*/
) 

SELECT UserId, Gender 
FROM TopUsers  
WHERE RN <= 1000
ORDER BY UserId DESC